Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a New Year’s press conference on the 4th. Tokyo/AFP Yonhap News
Corona 19 in Japan is soaring horribly, with more than 6,000 new confirmed cases a day. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to declare a second emergency on the afternoon of the 7th, following April-May. However, some point out that the issue of this emergency is limited to the metropolitan area and is centered on self-sufficiency, which raises doubts whether the corona can be calmed down. (NHK) broadcast reported that the previous day, the number of confirmed coronavirus in Japan was 6001. It is the first time that the number of confirmed cases per day exceeds 6,000. The last 5 days were also close to 5,000 (4914), the highest number, but more than 1,000 people increased in one day. Prime Minister Suga plans to announce an emergency in four areas in the metropolitan area, including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama, at a press conference on the afternoon of the 7th. The urgent issuance is about a month until the 7th of next month, and the key content is to shorten the business hours of restaurants, etc. until 8 pm, and to limit the number of people (less than 5,000) when holding large events. It is a plan to encourage companies to reduce the number of employees going to work by about 70% by expanding telecommuting. In principle, schools and childcare facilities are not closed or closed. There are also opinions that it is difficult to prevent the spread of infection early with this emergency declaration. Recently, the corona has been increasing not only in the metropolitan area, but also in Osaka and Fukuoka. There is also an opinion that Tokyo’s infection situation is so severe that it will take more than two months to calm down. In an interview, a professor at Kyoto University Nishiura Hiroshi said, “It takes more than two months to sufficiently reduce the number of infected people after the simulation.” “We must go toward reducing indoor contact as much as possible.” By Kim So-yeon, staff reporter [email protected]